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Recession? What Recession?
HAMISH_MCTAVISH
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Went to Yo Sushi tonight in Aberdeen.
A line out the door and a 25 minute wait for seats.
£67 for food for two people, and a drink each.
Still a line out the door when we left.
Very few signs of a recession in Aberdeen......
A line out the door and a 25 minute wait for seats.
£67 for food for two people, and a drink each.
Still a line out the door when we left.
Very few signs of a recession in Aberdeen......
“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”
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Get a blog.0
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Is it because their houses are flooded?"The problem with quotes on the internet is that you never know whether they are genuine or not" -
Albert Einstein0 -
£67 for two people??? Jesus, most I've ever spent was £22 for two people including drinks ... and that was a hot date!0
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Maybe the recession killed off all other competition.0
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I have to say that I've not seen any signs of recession. Until very recently when we bought a new house and are having to think about selling the current one I was totally oblivious to it all. But even the housing market doesn't seem to be in too bad a state. And at the end of the day you're selling one house at a slightly lower price and buying a new one at a slightly lower price - so what's the big deal?
We're self employed and in the past couple of years our sales have increased quite a bit. Prices have come down (lower vat) so I can buy more with my pennies. We haven't had to tighten our belts at all and from what I see nor does anyone else. There's plenty of spending.
I realise some people are hit hard by unemployment. Others struggle to borrow/get a mortgage. But for most people I get the impression that it's business as usual. I'm in Glasgow - Scotland. Maybe it's different here?0 -
HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Went to Yo Sushi tonight in Aberdeen.
A line out the door and a 25 minute wait for seats.
£67 for food for two people, and a drink each.
Still a line out the door when we left.
Very few signs of a recession in Aberdeen......
Went to Mcdonalds tonight in Manchester.
A line out the door and a 2.5 second wait for seats.
£6.70 for food for two people, and a drink each.
Still a line out the door when we left.
Very few signs of a recession here.....0 -
Perhaps the soup kitchen was busier than normal...Act in haste, repent at leisure.
dunstonh wrote:Its a serious financial transaction and one of the biggest things you will ever buy. So, stop treating it like buying an ipod.0 -
Went down to the soup kitchen tonight to donate some food. Local people are helping the kitchen provide about a 1,000 meals a week to those affected by the current economic climate.0
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amazing
so some people enjoy a benefit
and some see no difference
and some are a bit worse off
and some in despair
but that's OK
presumably a price worth paying.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »£67 for two people??? Jesus, most I've ever spent was £22 for two people including drinks ... and that was a hot date!
Wow.... You can't be serious, right?
I've spent more than that on an appetiser.....“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0
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